Title :
A metal plate solar antenna for UMTS pico-cell base station
Author :
Shynu, S.V. ; Ons, Maria J Roo ; Ammann, Max J. ; McCormack, Sarah ; Norton, Brian
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin
Abstract :
A simple low-cost solar antenna design for UMTS base station is proposed. The optimum orientation of the silver DC bus bars of the solar cell is found to be Ag-parallel, in order to achieve best antenna performance. Good antenna performance similar to that of ordinary shorted patch antennas is obtained.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; microstrip antennas; picocellular radio; solar cells; UMTS picocell base station; metal plate solar antenna; shorted patch antenna; silver DC bus bar; 3G mobile communication; Antenna feeds; Antennas and propagation; Bars; Base stations; Microstrip antennas; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Silver; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1893-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1894-7
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516944
